Ronda COULD beat Cyborg

[pcbh167]

I used to think Ronda could beat Cyborg: Cyborg used to fight really aggressively and if she did that against Ronda, she'd get Judo tossed and arm barred.

Cyborg is way more technical nowadays though and after seeing Ronda get destroyed by Holly and Nunes, I thought the same thing would happen if she fought Cyborg.

However, after seeing Holly being able to hold Cyborg against the cage, I think Ronda has a good chance at beating Cyborg, IMO. Holly moved away when she held Cyborg by the cage. If Ronda was in that position, she would have tried to take Cyborg down with an inside or outside trip like she's done to other opponents and Tonya Evinger was able to easily take Cyborg down with a trip.

If Ronda doesn't try to bullrush Cyborg and if she is more patient, then she could get Cyborg to the cage and take her down. She definitely has the physical strength to hold Cyborg by the cage and she could hit her with some knees to the liver like she did to Sara McMann. She was able to finish McMann with a liver shot and I'm surprised Cyborg's opponents don't hit her in the body more. That's the only way they're going to slow her down, in my opinion.

Also, Cyborg hit Holly with an abundance of hard shots and she was unable to finish Holly, even though Holly was lunging in with punches and Ronda can take a shot.

Ronda's got to stop thinking she's an elite striker though: if she tries to box with Cyborg she'll get knocked out.

People might say the fight would go the same way the Nunes fight did, but Nunes throws long looping punches. Cyborg doesn't strike like that and she doesn't have the lateral movement of Holly so it would be easier for Ronda to get Cyborg to the cage.

I'm not saying she will beat Cyborg, but after seeing how Holly was able to easily hold Cyborg by the cage, I really think Ronda stands a chance.

 

[SeaLevelMizugaki]

 

[Thunderchild]

I'll assume you are serious. Holly is a good enough striker to not get murdered on the way to the clinch. Ronda isn't. It would look like the Nunes vs Rousey fight.

 

[20falarVerdades]

Cyborg is no slouch on the ground lol, she's an ATOS black belt. Let's not forget that even Holly managed to defend an armbar attempt

 

[Fedor>Cain]

 

[Dead Kennedy]

There’s not enough purple pillows in the world to help Ronda recover after the beating Cyborg would have put on her.

 

[x__stylez__x]

No.

 

[777 Others]

100% wrong

Ronda is getting lit up again!

 

[rakeleaves]

RR would go into panick/stunned mode after the first punch just like the Nunes fight.

 

[Histalian]

Ban

 

[billharford]

Sure... under the right circumstances

 

[pcbh167]

Cyborg is no slouch on the ground lol, she's an ATOS black belt. Let's not forget that even Holly managed to defend an armbar attempt

Every time Cyborg fights on the ground, she immediately gets back up.

She didn't want to fight Tonya Evinger on the ground, so I definitely don't think she'd want to go to the ground with Ronda.

Also, I know Cyborg has a black belt in BJJ, but she's never shown in any of her fights to be skilled fighting on the ground and even Gina Carano was able to get top position on Cyborg. I actually think Gina would have finished Cyborg on the ground, but for some reason she stood back up, which was a big mistake.

 

[djacobox372]

Cyborg had no reason to avoid that position against Holly, so she just used it to rest.

She wouldn't allow RR to tie her up.

 

[FightsFTW]

 

[nanika]

shit ronda cant even beat her own meat.

 

[Lint]

I udnerstand what you're saying TS, but that chance is like 10% or less, which is overly low.

Holm which is not known by her ground game (just see his fight against Miesha) was able to both escape from that armbar as well as taking Ronda down, so yeah, maybe Ronda could take Cyborg down, but then the odds are as thin as Cyborg being taken down and submitting Ronda with a triangle.

 

[Fraz]

Ronda would be forced to live underground after she fought Cyborg, like some sort of Mole hybrid

 

[fiftywattmafia]

I appreciate how hard your are trying to micro analyze this and find any possible way Ronda could do this.

Dude wake the loving fuck up and realize that no part of this analysis is based in any realm of reality.

 

[executionermma]

I used to think Ronda could beat Cyborg: Cyborg used to fight really aggressively and if she did that against Ronda, she'd get Judo tossed and arm barred.

I'm not saying she will beat Cyborg, but after seeing how Holly was able to easily hold Cyborg by the cage, I really think Ronda stands a chance.

Gold at IBJJF

Trained with olympic medalist judoka Israel Hernandez

Trains with BJJ legend Cobrinha (Werdum master)

And with one of the best grapplers at women BJJ

Beat twice dutch submission artist Coenen

But yeah, Ronda would judo toss and armbar her.
Ronda fans still delusional, huh? You probably thought she would outbox Holly and then fight Laila Ali, didn't you? Pathetic.

 

[mooseman17]

Every time Cyborg fights on the ground, she immediately gets back up.

She didn't want to fight Tonya Evinger on the ground, so I definitely don't think she'd want to go to the ground with Ronda.


Also, I know Cyborg has a black belt in BJJ, but she's never shown in any of her fights to be skilled fighting on the ground and even Gina Carano was able to get top position on Cyborg. I actually think Gina would have finished Cyborg on the ground, but for some reason she stood back up, which was a big mistake.

-That sounds like she has good TDD which is a skill and not a detriment. Also she finished one of her UFC fights on the ground and has quite the vicious GnP.

-Why would she fight her on the ground when she was blasting her with everything but the kitchen sink standing? Also as their careers have shown, Evinger is Roy Nelson tough, while Ronda wilts after getting a punch to the face.

-That fight was over 8 years ago, back when Cyborg was NOT a black belt in BJJ. Also Liz Carmouche had Ronda's back and we know how the fight ended. Also don't you think fighters choose different game plans for different opponents. Carano was a kickboxer so her opponents are most likely not scared to go to the ground with her, unlike with Ronda.